Deadline: February 1, 2014 (postmarked or emailed)
Prize: $1,500 CAD to one winner
Entry fee:
$35 CAD for residents of Canada
$40 USD for residents of the USA
$45 USD for entries from elsewhere

*$15 for each additional entry, regardless of where you live

(entry fee for first entry only includes a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review)

Enter a work of fiction, any genre, between 10,000 and 20,000 words.

We're now accepting online submissions and payment for contest entries!

Full contest guidelines, and payment options, on our website.

Read interviews with past Novella winners!

Read Naben Ruthnum's winning interview for his 2012 Novella, "Cinema Rex."

Naben won the $10,000 Journey Prize Award in 2013 for this same Novella! Read an interview about Naben's initial JP nomination here.

Read Tony Tulathimutte's winning interview for his 2010 Novella, "Brains."

Read Andrew Tibbett's winning interview for his 2008 Novella, "Dead Man's Wedding."